Pak police arrests bookmakers who threatened Haider

Updated: 27 April 2011 11:28 IST

Pakistan's police claimed on Wednesday that it has arrested eight bookmakers for allegedly threatening wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, who returned this week after spending five months in hiding in London. Police in Sialkot recovered a cache of ammunition, and telephone sets from the suspects.

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Islamabad:

Pakistan's police claimed on Wednesday that it has arrested eight bookmakers for allegedly threatening wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, who returned this week after spending five months in hiding in London. Police in Sialkot recovered a cache of ammunition, and telephone sets from the suspects.

Superintendent of Police Nasir Qureshi told 'Dawn News' that the suspects were operating from a building located in Sambrial area of the city.

The gang's hideout had secret rooms hidden behind wooden cupboards from where they operated their bookmaking operation, he said.